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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Technical Skill"”.
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Continuing Innovation in Evaluation of Surgical Technical Skill: Tailoring OSATS for Bedside Robotic Tasks
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Effects of high-intensity position-specific drills on physical and technical-skill performance in young soccer players
… variations in the frequency and type of specific technical skills required in real match situations. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility, and short-term effects of a novel position-specific conditioning training (PSCT) on the physical and technical abilities of young …
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Impact of Interactive Holographic Learning Environment for bridging Technical Skill Gaps of Future Smart Construction Engineering and Management Students
… engineering students equipped with the necessary skills for deploying the technologies. For construction engineering students to acquire technical skills for implementing sensing technologies, it is pertinent to engage them in hands-on learning with the technologies. However, limited opportunities …
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Does an accounting degree add up? An investigation into the professional exam performance and non-technical skill development of accounting degree graduates.
… (paper 1) and the development of non-technical skills by prospective trainees at the recruitment stage (paper 2 and paper 3). Paper 1 investigates the factors influencing the performance of Big 4 trainees in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotlands (ICAS) Test of …
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The knitter's tale: a practice-led approach to framework knitting through a contemporary exploration of traditional practices, patterns, skills and stories
… which documented the processes of learning the skills of framework knitting, using traditional techniques to establish creative dialogues between Academic, Industrial and Heritage institutions. The investigation was conducted using active researcher participation to determine the contribution …
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The Impact of Supervisory Behavior on Permanency Rates for Foster Children in a Child Welfare Context
… of placements did not. Supervisor's political skill and the workers impression of the supervisor's client-centeredness were the other factors which predicted permanency. Supervisor's level of empowerment, empowering behavior, and self-assessment of client-centeredness were not significant …
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An Unsolicited Sociotechnical Intervention in a Public System: A Participatory Action Research Approach
… in a hostile setting. The thrust is a sociotechnical one, with the intent being to enhance the capacity of the Wallop Public School System, Wallop, USA, to address its problem of racial disparate treatment of Black children. The potential for Organizational Learning among the school system's …
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"Singer of Love" : the fiction of John Hawkes
… author will be more accessible to readers. His technical skill and insistence upon the harsher aspects of life present challenging difficulties, but they are challenges well worth accepting.</p>
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Development and Evaluation of a Framework for Mentor-Based Engineering Outreach
… how structuring mentor-based outreach around technical skill development and relationships encourages positive social and personal development outcomes, such as increasing student interest in engineering. Ultimately, this work provides practitioners and organizations with direction for …
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Developing Workplace Skills: A Multi-Sample, Longitudinal Study of Volitional Skill Change
… have incentivized new types of knowledge and skill development, and we currently lack an understanding of how people want to change their skills. The purpose of this study was to examine what people want to change about their knowledge, skills, and abilities and how different types of skills …
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Adaptive vibration absorber
… in the drafting profession have left gaps in skills and resources which hinder the ability of community college drafting instructors to provide students with the advanced skills needed for employment. To minimize these problems and to facilitate the integration of CAD into drafting programs, …
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Computer Aided Drafting: perceived needs of Virginia's community college drafting instructors
… in the drafting profession have left gaps in skills and resources which hinder the ability of community college drafting instructors to provide students with the advanced skills needed for employment. To minimize these problems and to facilitate the integration of CAD into drafting programs, …
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Homebrew and the social construction of gaming : community, creativity, and legal context of amateur Game Boy Advance development
… games, and how amateur development facilitates skill acquisition outside of canonical academic structure, and opens access to professional mobility. The case study advances both historical and contemporary comparisons to other independent media communities. The thesis also examines discussions …
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Design of an intraperitoneal drug-release device for advanced ovarian cancer therapy
… resulting in discontinuation of IP therapy. The technical skill required for catheter implantation and IP chemotherapy administration has also limited its clinical adoption. The proposed solution is an implantable IP device capable of localized drug delivery that maintains the efficacy of the …
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Evaluating the optimal innovative cost control techniques used in the South African construction industry
… a poor scope definition, a lack of training and technical skill of project personnel, poor understanding of cost analysis and variables involved in cost planning. It also emerged that projects cannot meet project objectives, and construction organisations are not making use of the right tools and …
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"I Went to the Woods Because I Wished to Live Deliberately": How a College-Level Academic Course Can Influence a Lifetime
… of an academic course that may offer technical skill, intrapersonal and interpersonal development, and also the delivery of subject matter related to a traditional or mainstream academic area of study.</p> <p>Utilizing an academic skills-oriented lens as well as a character strengths …
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The causes and cures of mechanical violin playing
… it is only through a healthy balance between his technical abilities on the violin and his mental approach to playing, that he will be able to realise his full potential. However, very often a violin teacher will come across pupils who, although they may have great musical potential, perform …
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The effects of open door policies for community colleges and achieving accountability
… The core performance indicators measure technical skill attainment; credential, certificate, or degree achievement; student retention or transfer; student placement; and nontraditional participation and completion. Using archived data from 2007-2013 required by the Carl D. Perkins Career …
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Optimizing training designs and elevating reporting standards in simulation-based medical education
… professionals, focusing on protocol reporting, technical skill retention/transfer, and training microstructures. Study 1 developed and assessed new protocol reporting and evaluation tools (PRT and PET) to measure the quality of reporting (QOR) in simulation studies. Using a modified Delphi …
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Virtual drilling haptics perception from auditory cues employing low-end haptic devices
… most applications are still focused on cognitive skill development. Due to various technical limitations and cost issues, technical skill development (e.g., surgical drilling skills), that requires the simulation of the sense of touch in the virtual domain require high-end and expensive haptic …
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